Sanctuary Concert series hosts Desert Rose Band reunion show

4:14 PM,
Apr. 26, 2013

The Desert Rose Band formed out of a mutual affection for country and bluegrass music.

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The year was 1986. Garth Brooks hadn't yet released his debut album, and Taylor Swift wasn't even born.

In that environment, the Desert Rose Band pointed to a music hybrid - not quite rock, not quite pure country - that would prove successful for Brooks, Swift, Lady Antebellum, the Dixie Chicks, and numerous other acts.

The Desert Rose Band broke up in 1994. The four original members - Chris Hillman, John Jorgenson, Herb Pedersen, and Bill Bryson - have occasionally performed in various combinations, but only occasionally have they come together as a band. ...